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Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian # 12: Fat Positive LBQT Books
Here’s a tweet Shira Glassman sent me: That might be a good question for @canlesbrarian: fat positive f/f? That is a good question for me! I was so excited to be asked this since I’ve never researched fat positive books, … Continue reading
Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian # 11: Bisexual Women Navigating Queer Communities
Dear Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian, I’m looking for books about the experiences of bisexual women who come out later in life after identifying as straight, and, in particular, the tensions involved in navigating and joining a queer community. Thank you … Continue reading
Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian #10: Asexual YA Characters with Different Romantic Orientations
Hi Casey! I was wondering if there are any books out there whose characters have a different sexual orientation to romantic? I’m on the asexual spectrum (I think – I’m so confused right now) and biromantic, but until recently, I … Continue reading
Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian # 9: Books With Queer Lady Scientist Characters
Request number two from my friend L: Any books where a queer woman protagonist is a scientist of some kind and that’s not used as a shorthand for her queerness? Well this is a toughie. When I tried googling some … Continue reading
Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian # 8: LGBTQ Magic Realism
My friend L writes: Any (well written!) magic realism books with LGTBQ characters? Preferably not YA or NA. Any books where a queer woman protagonist is a scientist of some kind and that’s not used as a shorthand for her … Continue reading
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Tagged ann-marie macdonald, ask your friendly neighbourhood lesbrarian, Black Fiction, fantasy, magic realism, Myriam Gurba, Nalo Hopkinson, suzette mayr, virginia woolf
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